Piedmont to Offer Lung-Health Screenings

From Patch Reports

is offering lung-health screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in front of the 35 Building on the hospital's campus.

The screenings and information session will feature the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Foundation's COPD Shuttle: Journey to the Center of the Lung, according to a hospital announcement.

The shuttle is a 20-seat, state-of-the-art mobile motion simulator that immerses riders on a journey through the lungs to see the harmful effects of smoking. The experience includes high-definition imagery, surround-sound audio and computer-driven motion control, the hospital said. During the multimedia ride, viewers travel the globe in rapid sequence, learning of the toxic smoke, dust particles and chemical fumes that enter the lungs and cause progressive and often debilitating deterioration of lung function.

Free COPD screenings will be provided by Piedmont Hospital’s respiratory therapy staff on a first-come, first-served basis.